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Brent Gentzel: Some Thoughts on Our Peculiar Sexual Ethic
Brent Gentzel, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Kaufman, Texas, counseled his congregation to talk about hot topics with love as their central motivation. He then defined “love” with reference to 1 Corinthians 13.
Building on this foundation, Gentzel said holding to and advocating for a pattern of biblical sexual expression need not be attributed to a negative motivation but actually is itself an expression of love.
He outlined consequences of sexual freedom and how Christians can respond to a hyper-sexualized culture. He also outlined how Christians should conduct themselves sexually.
This sermon was delivered on July 21, 2019, during the morning worship services at First Baptist Church in Kaufman as part of a series titled “Hot Topics.”
The manuscript for this sermon is available here.
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